Multimedia exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi opens in Delhi

A multimedia exhibition on Mahatma Gandhi with a 3D video wall and an interactive timeline depicting the life of the father of the nation opened here on the occasion of his 149th birth anniversary.

Minister for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore inaugurated the exhibition and said new technologies used in the exhibition have brought the life of Mahatma Gandhi much closer to the people.

This multimedia exhibition is more interactive and engaging, he noted.

Rathore said that the multimedia exhibition should be conducted in various cities across the country to take this idea to a much larger audience.

Noting that the life of Gandhi is an example for all, Rathore said the Father of the Nation is a global citizen which is a matter of pride for every Indian.

"He dedicated his life for Swachhata Seva. The prime minister has taken this as a challenge and now a change is visible as it has taken the shape of a jan andolan (people's movement)," Rathore said.

There are various unique stalls at the exhibition, put up at the lawns above Palika Bazaar, such as a quiz on the life of the Mahatma, an interactive timeline depicting his life, a photo booth with various backgrounds to choose from and a 3D video wall.

Secretary, Information and Broadcasting, Amit Khare, Director General Bureau of Outreach Communication Satyendra Prakash, Director General of Publications Division Sadhana Rout and other senior officials of the ministry were also present at the event.

Khare said that the response from the public for the exhibition was overwhelming.

Rathore also released 11 books by various authors on the life of Mahatma Gandhi brought out by Publications Division.

He also released three short films on Mahatma Gandhi produced by Bureau of Outreach Communications, Doordarshan and Films Division respectively.

The minister released a magazine 'Jan Connect' with the theme of farmers' development.